Jim Hagy is a third-generation restaurant owner. His grandfather started Hagy's Catfish Hotel on the banks of the Tennessee River near Shiloh Battlefield after hosting a fundraiser for Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning in the 1930s.

After 80 years, Hagy's Catfish Hotel is still thriving. Some say they serve the finest fried catfish and hushpuppies on the planet. Jim and his wife Cheryl, also own and operate Chef's Market, a restaurant and catering operation in Goodlettsville, TN, just outside of Nashville. 

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Our families go back over 70 years so I interviewed Jim about the state of the restaurant industry and how the coronavirus pandemic has and will change the future of the restaurant industry for the foreseeable future.